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CASE LONG IN LITIGATION
B«g«n Whan Suit Wat Brought
Against Hatters' Union by D. E.
Loawa & Co.—Boycott of Product of
Factories tha Charge—Judgmant Was
Rendered For Company.
A decree ordering the sale of the
homes of 140 workmen In Danbury,
Bethel and Norwalk, Conn., to satisfy
the Judgment In the Danbury hatters'
case has been signed by Judge E. S.
Thomas of the United States district
court, sitting In New Haven, Conn.
Sidney EI Hawley is made special mas
ter to conduct the sales, which will be
gin July 10 and continue until Aug. 9.
The plaintiffs are D. E. Loewe & Co.,
who brought suit against a union boy
cott of the product of their hat fac
tory. The Judgment was for $252,130
damages. Nearly $00,000 has already
been paid on account, but the accumu
lation of Interest amounts is such that
about $250,000 Is still due. There are
180 pieces of property in Danbury
and Bethel and ten in Norwalk. Their
trnle Is expected to yield something
like $200,000, leaving a deficiency Judg
ment.
The decree marks the end of the
case, which is now in its fourteenth
year of litigation. At the inception of
the case In September, 1903, the hat
ters' union entered Into a written
agreement with each of the defendants
whereby it agreed that "it would pay
all of the expenses of such defendants
and Bave each Individual from all lia
bility," the union announcing that
"those attached will be put to no
greater expense in the matter than any
other member."
Later the American Federation of
Labor took over the defense and pledg
ed "such financial support as may
be necessary in the pending conten
tion." From that time on the federa
tion was in charge until a Judgment
against, the defendants was atlirmed in
the United States court in 1914, when
it disclaimed further responsibility in
the matter. Later the federation took
up a voluntary contribution which is
aald to have yielded about $150,000.
Loewe & Co. announced that if the
sum was paid over to the plaintiffs
It would discontinue all proceedings
and give the defendants a release. The
unions are said to have declined to do
this, and the plaintiffs then took steps
to obtain satisfaction of the Judgments.
It Is said that the unions have de
clared that they will indemnify the de
fendants after their homes are lost.
MORE PAY FOR WORKERS.
Western Union Will Make Two 8pecial
Payments This Year.
The directors of the Western Union
Telegraph company at a recent meeting
voted to give their employees two spe
eial payments during the year 1917 to
meet the high cost of living, similar to
the extra compensation distributed on
Dec. 5, 1910. At that time it was an
nounced that the action was taken be
cause of "exceptional conditions that
prevailed," and the directors decided
that these conditions will contiuue dur
ing 1917. Two single payments will be
made as of Aug. 30 and Dec. ."1 to each
regular employee, excepting the presi
dent of the company and such cable
employees as have received special pay
ments during the year.
All messengers at independent offices
will get a flat sum of $25, employees
receiving less than $1,200 will get 8 per
cent of their annual wages, employees
receiving from $1,200 to $1,999.99, both
inclusive, 0 per cent, with a minimum
of $100 employees receiving $2,000 and
more, 5 per cent, with a minimum of
$130. One-half of the special payments
is payable on June 30 and the other on
Dec. 81.
Teachers Quit Labor Body.
The Chicago Teachers' federation, the
center of some dissension in the public
school system in the last two years,
has severed Its connection with organiz
ed labor, it has been announced by the
Chicago Federation of Labor. John
Fitzpatrick, president of the Labor fed
eration, said the action was necessary
because of the ruling of Jacob Loeb,
president of the board of education,
prohibiting teachers' membership in la
yer unious.
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HOMES ORDERED
COURT DECREES ACIION T« SATISFY JUDGMENT AQAINST THEm
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LABOR, STAND FIRM.
Labor in its history has met,
resisted and overcome the bitter
hostility of its foes. Labor,
standing for the great cause of
Justice and humanity, will again.
Men and women of labor,
stand firm. Be true to your
selves and to each other. Let
the spirit of fraternity. Justice,
freedom and solidarity imbue
every thought, word and action.
Stand by your union. Organize
the yet unorganized workers and
labor will triumph. Samuel
Gompers.
UNFAIR TO WORKERS.
Relaxing Laws That Safeguard Toilers
Would Be Unjust.
President Wilson, In a recent letter
to Governor Bnimbaugh of Pennsylva
nia, announced his opposition to the
breaking down of any laws to benefit
labor in the matter of hours and labor.
The president made his position plain
in his reply to Governor Brumbaugh's
request for his views as to whether it
would be advisable as a war emer
gency step to relax the labor laws. His
letter follows:
"I think it would be most unfortu
nate for any of the states to relax the
laws by which safeguards have been
thrown about labor. I feel that there
is 110 necessity for such action and
that it would lead to the slackening of
the energy of the nation rather than to
an increase of it, besides being very
unfair to the laboring people them
selves."
Here is what Governor Brumbaugh,
under date of June 1, wrote to the
president:
"1 dislike much to take a moment of
your time in these burdened days, but
I need your eouusel in a matter of mo
ment. Our legislature is In session.
Many bills have been introduced that
in some way or another attempt to
modify existing laws relating to labor
and industry. The main idea in most
of them is suspension of existing laws
during the war, or such absolute set
ting aside of the same as to allow all
sorts of procedure not now permitted
by law in Pennsylvania.
"I have only one desire—to do here
what will best serve the nation—and
my whole wish is to be loyally in co
operation with national thought and
purpose. A word from you will be
guidance to me."
LABOR LAWS STAND.
Governor of New York Vetoes Bill
Authorizing Suspension During War.
Announcement that he had vetoed the
Brown bill, designed to authorize the
State Industrial Commission to sus
pend the operation of the labor laws
during the war, has been made by Gov
ernor Whitman of New York.
"Among the requirements of the pres
ent labor law which the Industrial
Commission, with the approval of the
governor, would be empowered to sus
pend or modify," the governor set forth
In a memorandum accompanying the
bill, "are those relating to the limita
tions which have been very wisely plac
ed upon the employment of women,
upon the employment of minors and the
prohibition against the employment of
very young children.
"It is of supreme importance that
every man and woman shall be willing
to make every necessary sacrifice in
this great world war in which our coun
try is to take so conspicuous and so un
selfish a part, but if we are to attain
the greatest measure of efficiency in
our preparation and in our prosecution
of the war we must not permit our peo
ple who are engaged in industrial pur
suits to become apprehensive that the
standards erected for their protection
will be set aside, and we must not per
mit our industrial population to have
cause to feel that the war's burdens
and sacrifices may rest most heavily
upon the shoulders of those least able
to bear them.
"Voluntary and enthusiastic service
on the part of our wage earners will
result in a volume of effort and support
of far greater benefit to the state and
the nation than can be derived by
forced labor under conditions and dur
ing hours now prohibited by law."
Fairgrounds
HAMILTON, OHIO
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SPEED OF
A
MOTORCAR.
Paet Running, Besides the Dangasv
Piles Up the Cost.
"The driver who persists in operat
ing his motorcar at high speed may
elude constables and police," suys a
writer in the Farm and Fireside, "but
lie cannot escape from the penalties
which natural mechanical laws levy
upon his car. Here are ten reasons
why it is expensive, dangerous and in
considerate of others to speed:
"Tires last about twice as long 00 a
ear that is driven at fifteen miles an
hour as upon caw driven at thirty
miles an hour. Speeding generates
heat, which is an enemy to rubber.
"Driving a car around a sharp cor
ner at twenty-five miles an hour does
more damage to the tires than 200
miles of straight road work. Exces
sive side pressure on tires may pinch
the tubes, and it always strains the
side walla of the casings.
"High speeds are likely to cause
skidding and breakage of springs and
steering gear, any of which are dan
gerous when speeding.
"In proportion to the mileage obtain
ed, high speeds require more gasoline
and oil than a moderate rate of trav
eling.
"Driving a car at excessive speed,
especially over rough roads, subjects
the bearings to enormous strains.
"High speed may cause crystalliza
tion of rapidly moving metal parts that
are subject to strain, and these may
break at any time without warning.
"High speed interferes with the ac
curacy of steering, as is shown by the
number of reckless drivers who have
gone over banks and into ditches, es
pecially on curves.
"It Is a strain on the eyes and the
nerves of the driver and also of the
other passengers in the car.
"Finally it Is a menace to the pleas
ure and safety of others who use the
road.
"The majority of modern motorcars
develop their maximum efficiency with
lowest expense at speeds ranging from
fifteen to twenty-five miles an hour,
depending on the make of car and
condition of the road."
STURGEONS AS THEY FEED.
Peculiar Way These Big Fish Attaok
and Absorb Their Prey.
The sturgeon feeds along muddy bot
toms on small shellfish, water weeds
and bottom fishes. According to the
Zoological Society Bulletin, its method
of feeding is peculiar. Underneath the
snout and near the point, of it are four
barbels, or "feelers," about two and a
half inches long and placed about three
quarters of an inch apart across the
snout. It swims with the snout close
to the bottom, which allows the barbels
to trail along on the sand or mud.
Whenever the barbels touch the pro
truding siphons of the soft shelled
clam or the razor clam the siphons of
the clams contract and by doing so
notify the sturgeon of their presence.
It halts and with its telescope mouth
pumps the sand or mud away from
the clam, passes it out of the gill open
ings and finally draws the c'.am from
its resting place into its Jaws and
there crushes it The larger portions
of the shell it discards through the gill
openings, but if the clams are small It
discards very little of the shell, but
swallows nearly all of it.
Another way the sturgeon has of
feeding is to plow a furrow through
the sand or mud with Its long pointed
snout, then to turn round and go back
through the furrow and pi^k up what
ever small mollusks and crustaceans
it may have exposed. It also sucks up
with Its protruding mouth great quan
tities of sand and mud, sifts them
through Its gills and thereby finds
many small organisms upon which it
Begin to Save Now.
How many people say to themselves,
"Next year will find me with a nice lit
tle savings account," and then realize
later on that it was like so many other
good resolutions—never carried out.
The time to begin is now. Nothing is
ever gained by in decision. Begin by
doing without some one thing which,
possibly, may not come under the head
of extravagance and still is not a ne
cessity. It is not so much the amount
you save at first that counts, but it
paves the way for the systematic sav
ins, which In the end makes the suc
cessful men and women of tomorrow.
—S. W. Straus.
Tugmen to Get Raise.
Milwaukee tugmen as well as tugmen
in a*l great lakes ports will benefit un
der an agreement reached in Detroit
between the Tugmen, Firemen and
Linemen's Protective association and
the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Pro
tective association. Wages will be in
creased $15 a mouth and time and a
half will be paid for Sunday work. The
wage increase is about 23 per cent
Charleston, W. Va., June 22—
After next Wednesday idleness in
West Virginia will be penalized.
On that date a law passed at the
recent session of the State Legisla
ture will become effective and pub
lic work of some character will be
found for those who aie without
employment.
The Duty law, as it is known
throughout West Virginia, for the
reason that it was fathered by Sen
ator Mike Duty of Ritchie County,
is a war measure.
The act makes it the duty of
every ablebcdied resident of the
state, between 10 and (JO years old,
to engage in some lawful or recog
nized business, professi n, occupa
tion 01 employment whereby he
may earn sufficient to contribute
to the support of himself and those
legally dependent upon him.
Under the terms of the act such
male citizens as come within the
age provision must engage in such
employment or occupation for at
products.
JULY
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ri.FJl COUNTY PRESS.
U S O I
Meaning Every Man In West
Virginia When "Duty Law"
Becomes Effective.
Law Relating To The
Employment of Fe=
males In Work=
shops. Etc.
EFFECTIVE JUNE 29th, 1017.
As Found in the General Code of Chio. The lndu
trial Commission el Ohio, Department Ot Inspec
tion of Workshops, Factories and Public Buildings.
A11 duties, liabilities, authority, powers ami privileges confer red
and imposed by law t.pon the Chief Inspector oi Workshops
and Factories, Second Assistant Inspector of Workshops and Factories,
District Inspector of Workshops and Factories—are hereby imposed
upon the Industrial Commission nf Ohio and its deputies on and after
the first day of September, 1913. (See Section 24 of law creating In
dustrial Commission ef Ohio.)
Sec. 1008. Every person, partnership or corporation employing
females in any factory, workshop, business office, telephone cr telegraph
office, restaurant, bakery, millinery or dressmaking establishment, mer
cantile or other establishments shall provide a suitable seat for the use
of each female so employed and shall permit the use of srch seats when
such female employes are not necessarily engaged in the active duties for
which they are employed and when the use thereof will not actually
and necessarily interfere with the proper discharge of the duties of such
employes, such seat to be constructed, where practicable, with an auto
matic back support and so adjustea as to be a fixture but not obstruct
employes in the performance of duty, and shall further provide a suita
ble lunch room, separate and apart from the work room, and in estab
lishments where lunch rooms are provided, female employes shall be en
titled to no less than thirty minutes for meal time provided, that in any
establishment aforesaid in which it is found impracticable to provide a
suitable lunch room, as aforesaid, female employes shall be entitled to
not less than one hour for meal time duriug which hour they shall be
permitted to leave the establishment. Females over eighteen years of
age shall not be employed or permitted or suffered to work in ©r in con
nection with any factory, workshop, telephone or telegraph office, mil
linery, or dressmaking establishment, restaurant or in the distributing
or transmission of messages or in any Mercantile establishment located
in any city, more than nine hours in any one day, except Saturday,
when tire hours of labor in mercantile establishments may be ten hours,
or more than six days, or more than fifty hours in any one week, but
meal time shall not be included as a part of the work hours of the week
or day, provided, however, that no restriction as to hours of labor shall
apply to canneries or establishments engaged in preparing for use per
ishable goods, during the season t'^ey are engaged in canning their
least 3G hours a week or he be
comes, within the meaning of the
law, a vagrant, and is held to be
guilty of a misdemeanor, subject
to a fine of $100, and may be or
dered by the trial Court to work on
the public streets or roads for a
term not exceeding tiO days.
It does not matter how much ni
zuma you may have stored away
for rainy days—the law cares not
whether you own oil wells or rail
roads or whether you are employed
on the railroads, "in no case shall
the possession by the accused ef
money, property or income suffi
cient to support himself and those
legally dependent upon him be a
defense to any prosecution under
this act. "Harsh words, these!
They mean that if you are mote
than 16 and less than 60 and cannot
claim membership among the halt
the lame, and the blind, that you
must become a producer 36 hours
out of every week or some out will
"sick the law on ye."
Motor
Cycle
Amusements of All Kinds
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DANCING BALLOON
Square is the name, Square is our aim
All Suits and Pants made t« your
individual order in a
Union Shop
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106 HIGH STREET
Meet him at
Cor. Front and Kisch Sts.
Merchants' Dinner Lunch
Served every Day
Lunch Counter Connected
Jjgpr i
Pcliabie Dealers in
Dry Goods, Carpets, Cloaks, Queenswart
Millinery. House Furnishings
Voss-Bol brock Stamps with
all Casb Purchases.
When on that evening's spin stop at
Win. NusKy's Cafe
At Port Union
The bright spot in the country.
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Tourist Tickets
at Low Round Trip Fares Daily
to New York, Boston, Atlantic
City and other Resorts in the
East, direct or via Washington
PENNSYLVANIA
LINES
also to Resorts in North Michigan,
Wisconsin and the Northwest,
Colorado and the West
Liberal Stopovers and Return Limit
CuTmutt Lucat Ticket Agents for particular• or
C. HAJKFS
District I'assertKrr Agent
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Reserved seats
on sale at
BROWN'S
Cigar Store,
Sharp
5 P. M.
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on and after June
25th.
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